Ben Brazil

CultureAugust 24, 2010

Eat, Pray, Trash: What the Critics Don’t See

By Ben Brazil

if you are a true devotee, you can follow Gilbert’s steps to to Italy, India, and Indonesia—as a solo pilgrim, as some have done, or as a member of a tour costing a cool $19,795. Or, alternatively, you could do what seems just as rewarding: savage the movie and book on the Internet.

(A)theologies, Politics/LawSeptember 11, 2009

“You Lie!”: Messing with American Mass

By Ben Brazil

Does Rep. Wilson’s outburst before the president signal something deeper about the state of our national rituals?

Politics/LawNovember 5, 2008

Freedom’s Just Another Word…

By Ben Brazil

If my mom didn’t love Jesus enough for the fundamentalists, I apparently didn’t love freedom enough for the neo-cons…

CultureOctober 14, 2008

Aliens To Arrive in Alabama Today!

By Ben Brazil

Australian medium Blossom Goodchild wants to distract us from our problems with a prophecy that cosmic beings are going to arrive on October 14…